31st international conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (ICRC)

The agenda builds on the achievements and follow up of the 30th International Conference declaration ‘Together for Humanity’ and other resolutions adopted in 2007. The Conference will be called upon to examine challenges and trends revealed in the follow-up made by States and Movement components on resolutions and pledges made at the 2007 Conference.

Convening under the banner of "Our World. Your Move – For Humanity", the 31st Conference recognises evolving contemporary humanitarian challenges and the responsibility of all Conference members to address these. The overall objective of the 31st Conference is to strengthen international humanitarian law (IHL) and humanitarian action by focussing on four areas:

1) Strengthening legal protection for victims of armed conflicts- IHL;
2) Strengthening Disaster Law;
3) Strengthening local humanitarian action;
4) Addressing barriers to health care.

Prior to the International Conference, the Movement components will also meet at the Council of Delegates (26th November). This is responsible for proposing candidates to chair the Conference and also adopts its provisional agenda.